wand
a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
a rod or staff carried as an emblem of one's office or authority.
a slender shoot, stem, or branch of a shrub or tree.
a small applicator for cosmetics, usually having a brush at the tip: She applied the mascara with a wand.
U.S. Archery. a slat 6 feet (183 centimeters) by 2 inches (5 centimeters) placed at a distance of 100 yards (91 meters) for men and 60 yards (55 meters) for women, and used as a target.
Also called wand reader. an electronic device, in the form of a handheld rod, that can optically read coded data, as on a merchandise label or tag or the page of a book.
Origin of wand
1Other words from wand
- wandlike, adjective
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How to use wand in a sentence
“A lot of teams start out as community Harry Potter clubs, run around with capes and wands,” he said.
From J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Novels to Real Life: The Sport of Quidditch Takes Flight | Jace Lacob | March 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFake mustaches and bubble wands—what could be more perfect?
And there were some killer duels —wizards fighting with wands like cowboys in the old west, all rendered straight up REAL.
Then they began to throw balls with willow wands, and soon they were happy again.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel PowersYet its running seems to have caught a happier note, and here and there along its banks flash silvery wands of palm.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
And we heard the noise of the thunder-wands, and were in great fear, till they told us that your enemies were fleeing.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado | Frank AubreyI have another song of this series, in which the idea is conveyed that their powers depend on their magic wands or notched sticks.
The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony | Washington MatthewsThe plumed wands fell as before, simultaneously with the destruction of the rainbow.
The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony | Washington Matthews
British Dictionary definitions for wand
/ (wɒnd) /
a slender supple stick or twig
a thin rod carried as a symbol of authority
a rod used by a magician, water diviner, etc
informal a conductor's baton
archery a marker used to show the distance at which the archer stands from the target
a hand-held electronic device, such as a light pen or bar-code reader, which is pointed at or passed over an item to read the data stored there
Origin of wand
1Derived forms of wand
- wandlike, adjective
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